Lower-crustal intrusion on the north atlantic continental margin

• Published in: Nature
• Main Authors: White, R. S., Smith, L. K., Roberts, A. W., Christie, P. A. F., Kusznir, N., Team, iSimm
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: 02 - Geodynamics; Geophysics and Tectonics; Faroe Islands; Hatton Bank; North Atlantic; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/795/; http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/795/1/White_Smith_Roberts_Christie_Kusznir_Nature452_%282008%29.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1038/nature06687

When continents break apart, the rifting is sometimes accompanied by the production of large volumes of molten rock. The total melt volume, however, is uncertain, because only part of it has erupted at the surface. Furthermore, the cause of the magmatism is still disputed—specifically, whether or no...